Posts Tagged: new orleans

So Long, New Orleans!

New Orleans is officially over, hard to believe. Heading home today. It’s been a hell of a good time out here in New Orleans. It might be awhile before I scrounge up enough money to take the next travel assignment – I know Landings and Takeoffs will be asking me do some work later this…


New Orleans LaLaurie House, Final Day!

Final day in Nola. Had to be big, right? Hadn’t heard of the LaLaurie House prior to today, but wow. Taylor took me down to Preservation Hall and we danced for a few hours straight to some of the most swinging live jazz I’ve ever heard. Personally, it blew the first bar out of the…


A Visit to Dante's Kitchen in New Orleans

Taylor had the presence of mind to do some food investigations while we were in the French Quarter and discovered the nearby Dante’s Kitchen. I’d actually heard John, my temporary employer, speak pretty highly of the place – just never got around to asking him where it was located. Must be fate! The Cajun/creole food…


New Orleans French Quarter, Unique Architecture

The New Orleans French Quarter is unlike anywhere you’ll ever go in the US. It’s the oldest neighborhood in all of New Orleans, the architecture is completely telling. Thankfully the area was largely unaffected by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Thankfully New Orleans proved pretty resilient following one of the worst hurricanes in…


New Orleans Casino Night

Ready for New Orleans Casino Night? I had some money to burn. Taylor and I looked up a decent place to gamble and ended up finding Treasure Chest Casino, a riverboat version of your average dirty casino. We were told this was where the locals came to play, Harrah’s being more of a tourist trap….